Quiz 7 Flashcards
What was the earliest SNS?
SixDegrees.com (1997)
What was the 2nd SNS that came out?
Myspace (2003)
Getting people to add you to their friend’s list and agreeing to be on your friends list in return
Friending
And Myspace allowed _____ by permitting users to be whoever they wanted to be (themselves, a celebrity, a pet animal, or a wholly made-up person with a fictional identity)
Fakesters
What 2 sets of tools do SNS platforms use to attract users?
- ) Helps users construct profiles by uploading content
2. ) Help users communicate by allowing them to send messages/reactions
A way of establishing a natural limit for the number of friendships a human can adequately maintain. 150 friends is the upper limit
Dunbar’s number (150)
Text depicted pictures of emotional states such as smiles, frowns, and winks.
Emotions
Small icons and graphics of all kinds
Emojis
People can post and archive their entire lives down to the smallest minutia
Lifelogging
People use SNSs to make a special kind of friend, one that is neither too close nor too far in terms of psychological distances
Goldilocks Syndrome
What are some examples of negative effects of SNSs
Dependency Burnout Depression Narcissism Cyberbullying Body Image Beliefs
Fear Of Missing Out
A contributor to anxiety and depression among young users of social media
FOMO Factor
When people use SNSs to post messages designed to cause harm to others by embarrassing, belittling, and/or harassing them
Cyberbullying
Positive or negative concerns
Attributions
What percent of dating site users have lied on their profiles?
53%
